The Evenki Memorial Tree and Trail: Negotiating with a Memorial Regime in the North Baikal, Siberia

Based upon the ethnography gathered among Evenkis living in Kholodnoye village in the northern coastal area of Lake Baikal in Siberia this article discusses relationships between local memorial practices and official memorial regimes. Although negotiation between authoritative and alternative memori...

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Main Author: Veronika V. Simonova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2012-12-01
Series:Journal of Ethnology and Folkloristics
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Online Access:https://www.jef.ee/index.php/journal/article/view/112
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description Based upon the ethnography gathered among Evenkis living in Kholodnoye village in the northern coastal area of Lake Baikal in Siberia this article discusses relationships between local memorial practices and official memorial regimes. Although negotiation between authoritative and alternative memories and histories is typically portrayed in terms of resistance, in North Baikal it should be approached differently. Thus Evenkis in alliance with the Taiga creatively engage with official memorial regime in a way local practices of remembering serve positively for the local community. Remembering becomes a 'language' to interact with state powers and external audiences.
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spellingShingle Veronika V. Simonova
The Evenki Memorial Tree and Trail: Negotiating with a Memorial Regime in the North Baikal, Siberia
Journal of Ethnology and Folkloristics
Evenkis
North Baikal
the Taiga
Siberia
social memory
landscape of remembering
title The Evenki Memorial Tree and Trail: Negotiating with a Memorial Regime in the North Baikal, Siberia
title_full The Evenki Memorial Tree and Trail: Negotiating with a Memorial Regime in the North Baikal, Siberia
title_fullStr The Evenki Memorial Tree and Trail: Negotiating with a Memorial Regime in the North Baikal, Siberia
title_full_unstemmed The Evenki Memorial Tree and Trail: Negotiating with a Memorial Regime in the North Baikal, Siberia
title_short The Evenki Memorial Tree and Trail: Negotiating with a Memorial Regime in the North Baikal, Siberia
title_sort evenki memorial tree and trail negotiating with a memorial regime in the north baikal siberia
topic Evenkis
North Baikal
the Taiga
Siberia
social memory
landscape of remembering
url https://www.jef.ee/index.php/journal/article/view/112
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